The Afternoon Cruise

Christian McCleary from the St. Paul Community Literacy Consortium, Trey Edwards and DJ Brooks talk about the Rites of Passage Pathway and the Council for Black Male Success on Jazz88's Morning Show.

Davina Lozier from Davina and the Vagabonds talks about their upcoming three-night stand at Crooners.

Sixteen-year-old Sophia Kickhofel stopped by Jazz88's Morning Show to talk about her upcoming gig at Crooners in the Dunsmore Room.

Guitarist, vocalist and composer "Radio Joe" Demko has his CD release party with his band the Jazzbos on Monday, Nov. 18 at Mancini's in St. Paul.

Vocal quartet Moore by Four performs the Main Stage at Crooners Supper Club Monday, Nov. 18.

Mezzo-soprano Clara Osowski talks about her upcoming show with pianist Jeremy Walker, bassist Anthony Cox and drummer JT Bates at the Dakota on Sunday, Nov. 17.

Choral conductor, composer and all-around legend Dr. André Thomas conducts the Midwest premiere of his Mass: A Celebration of Love and Joy with VocalEssence

Retired U of MN professor Dr. John Wright was integral to the University adopting an African Studies program and played a powerful role during the takeover of Morrill Hall in 1969. He spoke with Jazz88's Emily Reese about that day, his life, and jazz.

Dancer Erinn Liebhard and trumpeter Bob DeBoer talk about their upcoming show at Icehouse on Sunday, Nov. 3.

The Ebony, Ivory & Spruce Trio stopped by the Morning Show to talk about blending classical and jazz, and their upcoming performance in White Bear Lake on Sunday, Oct. 27.

Guitarist, composer and producer Pavel Jany stopped by Jazz88's Morning Show to talk about an upcoming gig with Natania and Ticket to Brasil at the Dakota on Nov. 3.

Bobby Vandell sings Merle Haggard songs on the Main Stage at Crooners Supper Club on Friday, Oct. 25.

Trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis brings his Uptown Jazz Orchestra to Crooners Supper Club Wednesday, Oct. 16.

Vocalist Karrin Allyson has a show at the Dakota Sunday night at 7. She called into the Morning Show to chat about the performance.

Bassist Chris Bates, guitarist Dean Magraw and drummer Jay Epstein are in a group together called Red Planet along with pianist Bill Carrothers. They play Crooners Monday night.

Pianist Jeremy Walker, sax-man Brandon Wozniak, bassist Graydon Peterson and drummer Kevin Washington play music from two of John Coltrane's beloved albums: Coltrane Plays the Blues and Ballads at the Dakota tonight.

Pianist Laura Caviani celebrates the birthday of Thelonious Monk with her trio tonight at Crooners Supper Club. She called the Morning Show to talk about it.

Dan Newton's Cafe Accordion Orchestra plays "Midnight in Paris" at Crooners Supper Club Tuesday, Oct. 8th.

Paul Scholtz is a tenor and member of the Artistic Council for Cantus, an all-male vocal ensemble based in the Twin Cities. He talks about their upcoming show "One Giant Leap" and where you can see Cantus perform.

David Shay is an influenza expert with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He called the Morning Show to talk about this winter's upcoming flu season and tips for staying well.

Joe Haus stopped by the Morning Show to talk about an upcoming performance by the Levante Guitar Duo, presented by the Minnesota Guitar Society.

Drummer Brian Blade talks about bringing the Life Cycles band to the Dakota to pay tribute to composer and vibist Bobby Hutcherson.

Soul blues singer and guitarist Johnny Rawls talks about his upcoming show at Crooners Supper Club on the Morning Show.

Guitarist Clay Ross from Ranky Tanky talks about their upcoming show at the Dakota Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019.

Nothando Zulu and Vusumuzi Zulu stopped by to talk about this year's Black Master Storytellers Festival, starting Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019.